"The Most Dangerous Game"

What is Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?

• There is no other big game on his island.
• He doesn’t like to kill innocent creatures.
• He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it.
• Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts.

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Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford —

• swims to Zaroff’s château and surprises him
• kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless
• catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling
• signals to a passing boat that helps him escape

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Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general —

• is glad to meet another expert hunter
• wants news about the outside world
• has no other humans on the island to hunt
• wishes to share his secret with the world

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Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when —

• he sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush
• Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape buffalo
• Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt
• Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan’s sport

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Which of the following quotes from the text is an example of foreshadowing?

• "This place has an name among seafaring men, sir."
• "I  read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see."
• "I have  electricity. We try to be civilized here."
• "I will not hunt."

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 Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?

• Animal life is more precious than human life.
• Only the strong deserve to survive.
• Individual freedom is more important than laws.
• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.

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Foreshadowing is a —

• look back at what happened before the story began
• hint about what is to come in the plot
• scene that is out of chronological order
• struggle between inner and outer forces

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Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?

• Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.
• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
• The fact that Ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of Ivan’s youth.
• Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.

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Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

• "You've done well, Rainsford."
• "I hope you have a good night's rest."
• "We try to be civilized here."
  "Civilized? And you shoot down men?"
• "...On guard, Rainsford."

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How did General Zaroff arrive on Ship Trap Island?

• swimming to it when his ship sank

• being stranded on it by his crew

• buying it in order to build his château

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